Indian Court Judgments — 2019

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Dr. (Major) Meeta Sahai vs State of Bihar & Ors.

Service Law: Bihar Health Service (Appointment and Service Conditions) Rules, 2013 – rr. 2(a), 5 and 6(iii) – Advertisement for appointment…

17 December 2019 · Allowed · Deepak Gupta, Surya Kant

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

M/s Genentech Inc. & Ors. vs Drugs Controller General of India & Ors.

M/S GENENTECH INC. & ORS. v. DRUGS CONTROLLER GENERAL OF INDIA & ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 9491 of 2019) DECEMBER 17, 2019 [R. BANUMATHI, A. S.…

17 December 2019 · Allowed · R. Banumathi, A.S. Bopanna, Hrishikesh Roy

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Central Organisation for Railway Electrification vs M/s Eci-Spic-Smo-Mcml (Jv) a Joint Venture Company

CENTRAL ORGANISATION FOR RAILWAY ELECTRIFICATION v. M/S ECI-SPIC-SMO-MCML (JV) A JOINT VENTURE COMPANY (Civil Appeal Nos. 9486-9487 of 2019)…

17 December 2019 · Allowed · R. Banumathi, A.S. Bopanna, Hrishikesh Roy

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

University of Delhi vs Union of India & Ors.

Delay/Laches: Writ petition – By Delhi University – Challenging change in use of the land acquired for Delhi Metro Rail project – Petition d…

17 December 2019 · Dismissed · R. Banumathi, A.S. Bopanna, Hrishikesh Roy

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Saketa Vaksana LLP & Anr. vs Kaukutla Sarala & Ors.

SAKETA VAKSANA LLP & ANR. v. KAUKUTLA SARALA & ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 9483 of 2019) DECEMBER 17, 2019 [UDAY UMESH LALIT, INDU MALHOTRA AND K…

17 December 2019 · Dismissed · Uday Umesh Lalit, Indu Malhotra, Krishna Murari

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Raj Kumari and Others vs Surinder Pal Sharma

Indian Succession Act – cl(c) to s.63 – Will – Evidence Act, 1872 – ss. 68 and 71 – ‘H’ applied for a two room accomodation – ‘H’ died – Wif…

17 December 2019 · Allowed · S. Abdul Nazeer, Sanjiv Khanna

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Puneet Dalmia vs Central Bureau of Investigation, Hyderabad

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.205 – Appellant is accused no.3 in the case pertaining to the charge-sheet bearing C.C. No. 12 of 2013…

16 December 2019 · Disposed · Ashok Bhushan, M.R. Shah

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Dsg vs Akg

Child Welfare: Custody of minor daughter – Respondentfather filed a Guardianship Petition before the Family Court seeking custody of minor d…

16 December 2019 · Disposed · Uday Umesh Lalit, Indu Malhotra, Krishna Murari

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Mukul Kumar Tyagi vs The State of Uttar Pradesh and Ors.

Service Law – Recruitment – Mandatory qualification – Equivalence of – Requirement, if fulfilled – Duty of recruiting authority/employer to…

16 December 2019 · Allowed · Ashok Bhushan, Navin Sinha

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Maharaja Agrasen Hospital & Ors. vs Master Rishabh Sharma & Ors.

Medical Negligence – Respondents Nos. 1 to 3-complainants filed a complaint of medical negligence against appellant No. 1hospital and appell…

16 December 2019 · Disposed · Uday Umesh Lalit, Indu Malhotra

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Shailendra Rajdev Pasvan and Others vs State of Gujarat etc.

SHAILENDRA RAJDEV PASVAN AND OTHERS v. STATE OF GUJARAT ETC. (Criminal Appeal Nos. 333-334 of 2017) DECEMBER 13, 2019 [N. V. RAMANA, SANJIV…

13 December 2019 · Allowed · N.V. Ramana, Sanjiv Khanna, Krishna Murari

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Sri Prabodh Ch. Das and Anr. vs Mahamaya Das and Ors.

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – Explanation to r.17(1) of Or.41 – Dismissal of appeal for appellant’s default – The matter was listed for he…

13 December 2019 · Disposed · S. Abdul Nazeer, Sanjiv Khanna

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Saurashtra Chemicals Ltd. (Presently Known As Saurashtra Chemicals Division of Nirma Ltd.) vs National Insurance Co. Ltd.

Consumer Protection – Loss of stock of goods insured – Claim for – Appellant-company purchased a standard fire and special perils policy fro…

13 December 2019 · Allowed · Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, Krishna Murari

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Ningappa Thotappa Angadi (Dead) through Lrs. vs The Special Land Acquisition Officer and Another

Land Acquisition Act, 1894 – ss.4(1), 6(1), 17(1), (4) & 18 – Long delay in filing SLP – Grant of enhanced compensation as granted in the ca…

13 December 2019 · Partly allowed · S.A. Bobde, Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Surya Kant

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

Pranav Verma & Others vs The Registrar General of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh & Anr.

Service Law: Selection – Interference with selection process — Main (Written) Examination of Civil Judge wherein total 1195 candidates appea…

13 December 2019 · Partly allowed · S.A. Bobde, Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Surya Kant

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Rajnish Kumar Mishra & Ors. etc. vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. etc.

Service Law – Regularisation – On creation of the Ambedkar Nagar Judgeship, the appellants were appointed on ad-hoc basis – In 2001, adverti…

13 December 2019 · Allowed · S.A. Bobde, Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Surya Kant

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Suraj Jagannath Jadhav vs The State of Maharashtra

Penal Code, 1860 – s.300 Fourthly & Exception 4 to s.300; ss. 302 & 304 Part II – Appellant-accused killed his wife by setting her ablaze –…

13 December 2019 · Dismissed · Ashok Bhushan, M.R. Shah

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S. Krishna Sradha vs The State of Andhra Pradesh & Ors.

Education/Educational Reservation – Admission into MBBS Course – Claiming reservation in the sports and game category for admission into MBB…

13 December 2019 · Arun Mishra, M.R. Shah, Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai